The reason why a catalyst increases the rate of reaction is that, it
A. Decreases the energy barrier for reaction
B. Increases the activation energy
C. Decreases the molecular collision diameter
D. None of these
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A reversible liquid phase endothermic reaction is to be carried out in a plug flow reactor. For minimum reactor volume, it should be operated such that the temperature along the length
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Is at the highest allowable temperature throughout
D. First increases and then decreases
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__________ catalytic reaction is involved in the thermal cracking of gas oil.
A. Homogeneous
B. Homogeneous non
C. Heterogeneous
D. Heterogeneous non
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A gaseous reactant is introduced in a mixed reactor of 3 litres volume at the rate of 1 litre/second. The space time is __________ seconds.
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In the reversible reaction of the type, A + B ⇋ AB, in general
A. Both forward and backward reactions will be exothermic
B. Neither of the reactions will be en-dothermic
C. The combination reaction will be exothermic, while the dissociation reaction will be endothermic
D. The combination reaction will be endothermic, while the dissociation reaction will be exothermic
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Which of the following is not a dimension-less group used in catalysis? (where, D = dispersion co-efficient, cm2 /sec. D1 = diffusion co-efficient, cm²/sec. L = length of the reactor, cm. t = time, sec, v = volumetric flow rate, cm3 /sec. V = volume, cm3 .)
A. Reactor dispersion number ( vL D )
B. Reduced time ( V vt )
C. D. None of these
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Holding time for flow reactors is __________ the space time, for constant fluid density
A. Double
B. Triple
C. Equal to
D. None of these
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Given,
3H2 + CO = CH4 + H2 O, KP = 101.84 and 4H2 + CO2 = CH4 + 2H2 O, KP = 101.17
the KP for the reaction CO + H2 O = CO2 + H2 is
A. 103.01
B. 10-0.67
C. 10-3.01
D. 100.67
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Rate of a chemical reaction is not affected by the
A. Catalyst
B. Temperature
C. Reactant's concentration
D. Number of molecules of reactants taking part in the reaction
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Semibatch reactor is preferred, when a/an
A. A highly exothermic reaction is to be controlled
B. Undersirable side reaction (at high concentration of one of the reactants) is to be avoided
C. A gas is to be reacted with liquid (e.g. hydrogenation of fat)
D. All of the above
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6 gm of carbon is burnt with an amount of air containing 18 gm oxygen. The product contains 16.5 gms CO2 and 2.8 gms CO besides other constituents. What is the degree of conversion on the basis of disappearance of limiting reactant?
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Signal normally used to study non-ideal flow by stimulus response technique is __________ input.
A. Pulse
B. Step
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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If in the gaseous phase reaction, N2 O4 ⇋ 2NO2 , x is the part of N2 O4 which dissociates, then the number of molecules at equilibrium will be
A. (1 + x)
B. (1 - x)
C. (1 + x)2
D. (1 - x)2
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Kinetics of a catalytic reaction can be best studied on a/an __________ reactor.
A. Mixed
B. Integral (plug flow)
C. Differential (flow)
D. Either A, B and C
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Fluidised bed reactor is characterised by
A. Uniformity of temperature
B. Comparatively smaller equipment
C. Very small pressure drop
D. Absence of continuous catalyst regeneration facility
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At a given value of E/R (ratio of activation energy and gas constant), the ratio of the rate constants at 500°K and 400°K is 2, if Arrhenious law is used. What will be this ratio, if transition state theory is used with the same value of E/R?
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If ΔG (free energy change) for a chemical reaction is very large and negative, then the reaction is
A. Not feasible
B. Just feasible
C. Very much feasible
D. Unpredictable as ΔG is no measure of feasibility of a reaction
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Transition state theory relates the above quantities as
A. K ∝ e − RT E
B. K ∝ T . e RT E
C. D. K ∝ T 1.5
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Velocity of a chemical reaction
A. Decreases with increase in temperature
B. Increases with increase of pressure of reactants for all reactions
C. Decreases with increase of reactant concentration
D. None of these
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Which of the following will favour the reverse reaction in a chemical equilibrium reaction?
A. Increasing the concentration of one of the reactants
B. Increasing the concentration of one or more of the products
C. Removal of at least one of the products at regular interval
D. None of these
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